Wind Power

Tags: wind energy, wind power, ptc, renewable energy, clean energyDecember 9 -- As Congress dithers for the umpteenth time over extending a key subsidy for wind energy, the industry once again is up in the air. Called the production tax credit (PTC), the subsidy helps ... [ +++ ]

Tags: nebraska, wind power, wind farms, renewable energy, clean energyNovember 9 -- The state of Nebraska is sitting on a goldmine of wind energy, but currently the state lags far behind its neighbors. However, wind-farms are popping up much quicker than ever before. This ... [ +++ ]

Tags: wind power, Pennsylvania, renewable energy, clean energyNovember 21 -- While Pennsylvania is ranked 17th in national wind energy production, a state environmental advocacy group thinks the commonwealth can do better. According to a report released today ... [ +++ ]

Tags: wind power, ptc, renewable energy, clean energyNovember 6 -- It appears that Christine Hanson is at it again with her recent attack on wind power on behalf of Americans for Prosperity, a group whose funding comes from energy industries which compete ... [ +++ ]

Tags: microsoft, wind power, renewable energy, clean energy, texasNovember 5 -- It takes a lot of energy to store all the data 1 billion people and 20 million businesses plug into their computers, phones, tablets and gadgets. So as part of an effort to become carbon ... [ +++ ]

Tags: wind power, colorado, renewable energy, clean energyNovember 4 -- In Colorado, Xcel Energy earlier this year set a new record, generating 60.5% of its electricity using the wind, up from its previous 56.7% record. This took place between 1 AM and 2 AM (local ... [ +++ ]

Tags: wind power, tva, renewable energy, clean energyOctober 29 -- The Buffalo Mountain Wind Farm in Anderson County stands as one of TVA's most visible power plant operations. The twirling turbines along the mountain top can be seen from dozens of miles ... [ +++ ]

Tags: wind power, midwest, renewable energy, clean energyOctober 29 -- Largely thanks to renewable portfolio standards, the Midwest is a renewable energy hub and accounts for over a third of U.S. wind power capacity, according to a report from the American Council ... [ +++ ]

Tags: wind power, IEA, renewable energy, clean energy... long, says the International Energy Agency. The agency has just updated its “technology roadmap” for wind, first put out in 2009, and in the process hiked from 12 to 18 percent the target for how much ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Wind Power, Clean Energy, Renewable EnergyOctober 22 -- Wind power may multiply more than sixfold to generate as much as 18 percent of the world’s electricity in 2050, the International Energy Agency said, raising an earlier estimate by half. ... [ +++ ]

Tags: wind power, renewable energy, clean energy, northeast statesOctober 21 -- The announcement last month that Northeast Utilities, National Grid, and Unitil signed long-term contracts to purchase wind power from farms being built in Maine and New Hampshire is a welcome ... [ +++ ]

Tags: solar power, wind power, renewable energy, clean energyOctober 15 -- Innovation in solar, wind and other renewable power is booming worldwide, especially in China, and is now eclipsing that in fossil fuels — an about-face that occurred in just one generation, ... [ +++ ]